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Rate Your Skyglow

Light pollution is most amateur astronomers' worst enemy. Learn here how to measure and describe how brightly your sky glows.

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Rock from Space to Burn Up over Africa

Late Monday night, October 6-7, 2008, a tiny asteroid will enter Earth's atmosphere over Sudan, creating a spectacular explosion in the night sky.

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Possible Fireball Outburst Sept 9-10

An unexpected meteor burst was detected on the night of September 8-9. Bill Cooke of the Marshall Space Flight Center is urging meteor watchers to see if the activity continues on the night of September 9-10.

Solar System

Perseids Hitting the Moon

Amateurs have helped lead the way in recording the flashes of meteoroids hitting the Moon's night side.

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Jupiter's Third Red Spot May Have Survived

Jupiter's newest red spot was disrupted during its encounter with the Great Red Spot and Oval BA, but appears to be reforming.

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Comet Boattini Brightens

During May and June 2008, this visitor may be dimly visible without a telescope — but only if you live in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Another Bright Nova, This Time in Sagittarius

Just magnitude 9 when discovered on April 18, 2008, this nova in Sagittarius has brightened tenfold.

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Found in Cygnus: A 7th-Magnitude Nova

Two Japanese amateurs captured the new star on April 10, 2008, at a spot where their camera had recorded nothing just three days earlier.

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A Triple Occultation by Eugenia and Its Moons

On March 8, 2008, this asteroid or one of its two moons could make a faint naked-eye star vanish briefly from the sky.

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S&T's Star-count Challenge!

How bad is the light pollution where you live? How many stars can you see on a dark night? Last year the GLOBE at Night project tallied 8,500 star-counting estimates from around the world. That's great — but we can do better! All it'll take is 30 minutes and a clear evening between now and March 8th.

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Possible Occultation by Varuna Sunday Night

A huge, remote asteroid could briefly blot out a faint star in Gemini on February 10-11, 2008.

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Mercury, Messenger, and Observers

As the first images are released from Messenger's flyby of the innermost planet, previous ground-based observations are proving to be surprisingly accurate.

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Nova in Puppis

On Nov. 14, 2007, a star in the constellation Puppis suddenly became visible in binoculars.

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Comet Holmes Undergoes Huge Outburst

On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, this faint comet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter suddenly became a naked-eye "star."

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Amateurs Spot Transiting Exoplanet

Using modest gear and a lot of skill, amateur astronomers catch a record-breaking planet crossing the face of its star 250 light-years away.

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An Occultation by Pluto's Moon Charon?

New calculations indicate that Charon may actually occult an 8.7-magnitude star on Sept. 27, 2007.

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Occultations by Possible Rings of Pluto This Week

Pluto will pass extremely close to an 8.7-magnitude star on September 27, 2007; observers should monitor the star's brightness electronically.

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Nominations Sought for Amateur Award

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) is now accepting nominations for the Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award.

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New Chance To Confirm Asteroid Lucina's Moon

Late Wednesday night, September 19–20, 2007, observers across much of North America should watch for a possible occultation by asteroid 146 Lucina's satellite.

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Help Prepare for Hubble Study of PQ And

Amateur observations of variable star PQ Andromedae are needed on September 11-12, 2007, to ensure a successful Hubble campaign.